FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
- Salvation Army – 407A Industrial Park Rd. Call for Appointment (662) 324-3304
- Assistance with utility bills, clothes, food pantry, furniture
- Prairie Opportunity – 501 Highway 12, Suite 110 Call for Appointment (662) 323-3397
- Utilities assistance, food pantry
- Online pre-application or visit office for application
- United Way North Central MS – 300 University Dr. #300 (662) 323-3830
- Community assistance with rent and utilities
FOOD ASSISTANCE
- Casserole Kitchen – Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, 105 S. Montgomery (662) 323-3483
- Dinner served Tuesday and Thursday evenings (6:00 to 6:30 pm)
- Lunch served on Saturdays (11:00 to 11:30 am)
- Lunch is served in the downstairs Parish Hall
- Starkville Church of God Compassion Pantry – 100 Locksley Way (662) 323-0352
- Bag of Groceries – Everyday Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Corner of South Montgomery
- St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Food Pantry – 607 University Drive (662) 323-2257
- Food distribution on 2nd Saturday of month (9:00 am to 11:00 am) Curbside Pickup
- Must register first, call church office before going
- Provide proof of residency and picture ID
- Peter’s Rock Temple Food Pantry – 121 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. (662) 615-4001
- Give bag of groceries 2nd and 4th Wednesdays (10:00 am)
- Provide proof of residency and picture ID
- Pine Lake Baptist Church Care Center – 104 Willow Road Call for appointment (662) 324-7773
- Food distribution 2nd and 4th Thursday evenings (5:00 to 7:00 pm)
- Provide picture ID – limited to one bag per month
- Rock Hill United Methodist Church – 4457 Rockhill Rd (662) 323-8871 or (662) 312-2936
- Bag of Groceries – limited to one bag per month
- Additionally provides school uniforms for children
- Calvary Baptist Church – 405 N. Jackson St. (662) 323-1448
- Bag of groceries 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of month at 10:00 am
- Provide picture ID; limited to one pickup every four months
- Oktibbeha County Health Department/WIC Center – 203 Yeates St. (662) 323-4565
- Milk, food for mothers, infants, and children.
- Call for appointment
- Southern Foundation – 317 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., E Suite 102 (662) 320-6613 or (662) 320-6614
- Oktibbeha County Human Services – 213 Yeates St. (662) 323-1566
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) for financial assistance
- Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) for assistance
- Backpack Buddies – food distributed through Starkville Oktibbeha County Schools
- On Fridays, weekend meals placed in backpacks of K-8th grade students referred by teachers and counselors
- For more information contact First United Methods Church (662)) 323-5722
- Sturgis Baptist Church – 2753 Hwy 12, Sturgis (662) 465-7420 / (662) 803-3041
- Two bags of food on the last Saturday of each month
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
- Five Horizons Health Services – 807 MS-12 W / (662)268-6278
- Free HIV testing and transportation to clinic appointments
- Affordable, confidential, and specialized healthcare related to select infectious diseases
- Monday-Friday 9 am to 6 pm / website
MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION RECOVERY
- Contact Hotline – 1-800-273-8255
- Available 24/7
- Immediate and confidential help over the phone
- Community Counseling – 220 North Jackson St. (662) 323-3142
- Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Outpatient mental health assistance
- Starkville Alcoholics Anonymous
- Meetings available 7 days a week. Visit website for most updated meeting lists.
- Golden Triangle Hotline: (662) 327-8941
- Narcotics Anonymous – (662) 323-1994
- Meets Mon/Tues/Wed/Fri at 8:00 pm and Saturday at 6:00 pm
- First Presbyterian Church, 120 Jackson Street
- Celebrate Recovery – Meadowlake Baptist Church, 300 Linden Circle (662) 323-2963
- Finding freedom from hurts, hang ups, and habits
- Tuesdays at 5:45 pm supper and 6:30 pm worship
MISCELLANEOUS ASSISTANCE
- Rockhill United Methodist Church – 4457 Rockhill Rd (662) 323-8871 or (662) 312-2935
- Clothing and household items
- Christian Women’s Job Corps – 207 South Lafayette St. (662) 722-3016
- Job training for women
- Emerson Family School – 1504 Louisville St. (662) 615-0033
- Monday – Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Adult education, family programs, homeless student services, WorkKeys, employment assistance
- J.L. King Center – 700 Long St. (662) 248-7737
- WorkKeys, employment assistance, job placement and training
- Adult programs 8:00 am to 2:00 pm; Kid programs 3:00 to 5:00 pm
- Christian World Missions – 1437 Fire Station Rd. (662) 516-2237
- Food distribution for elderly or disabled